Comment on Power is not energy: why the difference matters [Technology Connections]
crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Power is water throughput in a pipe, energy is water filling a bucket. Simplest way I’ve found to explain it in my 15 years in the energy space.
czardestructo@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Power is a measurement of the velocity and volume of water flowing through a pipe at a given instant*
I’m so sorry, I am officially ‘that guy’, taking a simple analogy and making it annoying…
Sporkbomber@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
I think it’s simple enough without even using analogies to explain. The unit Watt is Joules per second. Multiply by units of time and you get the total units of energy in Joules. Watt and Watt Hour are just that with without the additional units showing or being simplified.
crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Lol you’re completely right of course but when you start adding all this it is less relatable to someone who is not familiar with it already